Waste-valve-operating attachment.



No. 65|,355. l Patented June l2, |900.

A J. A. HULLENBERGER.

WASTE VALVE OPERATING .-ATTACHMENT.

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O TIPWW No. 65|,355. Patented lune I2, |900.

J. A. HLLENBERGER.

WASTE VALVE OPERATING ATTACHMENT.

(Appication ledOct. 24, 1899.)

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` NITED STATES'PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. HOLLENBERGER, OF HAGRSTOWN,MARYLAND.

WASTEv-VALVE-OPERATING ATTACHIVI ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 651,355, dated J une 12, 1900.

Application filed October 24, 1899. Serial No. 734,667. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. HOLLEN- BERGER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Hagerstown, in the county of l/Vashin gton and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Waste- Valve-Operating Attachments; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful Yimprovements in plumbing apparatus, and

Another feature of the -present inventionV resides in the provision of means for holding 4the head in which the upper end of the spring-rod, connected to the valve, is fastened to the angle-plate clamped to the slab, said means comprising a pivoted and notched lever made to swing so that its notched portion will engage said casing to normally hold same in place, while by the use of this feature the valve and rod may be easily and quickly removed from the bowl if found necp essary for any purpose.

Other details of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and specifically defined in the appended claims.

. The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this application, and in which- Figure lis a vertical central section through a washbowl in which my improved plumbing attachment or valve and stem, with connections, are shown. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view vertically through Athe bowl and attachments tothe slab. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of the spring-rod and valve disconnected. Fig. 4. is an enlarged detail view in perspective of the slab-engaging clamping-plate. Fig. 5 represents the parts of the bushing and socket through which the valvestem works. Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the clamping-plate and the pivoted lever carried thereby.

Reference now being had to the details of thedrawings by letter, A designates an ordinary washbowl having a top slab B, the end of which overhangs Ithe upper end of the bowl a shortdistance, as is the usual construction of ordinary washbowls. At the lowest portion of the bowl is the outlet-passage for the waste water, and in this 'outlet-passage is located a flanged bushing C, in which is se-v cured the central socket D, supported on the inner wall of the bushing by means of the braces E. Through this central apertured socket is the stem F, carrying at its upper i' end the rubber valve G which is held to said stem by means of washers H and I. Interposed between the under face of the washer I and the upper faces of the braces E is a coiled spring J, provided to throw the valve off from its seat when the upper end ot' the rod K is-` released at upper edge of the bowl.

The lower end of the spring-rod K is fastened to the upper end of the stem F by being held in a recess in said stem by means of the pin L.

To the upper end of the spring-rod K is secured the head M, apertured to receivethe upper end of said rod, and a set-screw N, mounted in a threaded aperture in said head, is provided to hold the upper end of the rod in an adjusted position, accordingly as it is desired to fit the attachment to different-sized washbowls, some bowls being deeper than others. On either side of said head are lugs 0, (one being clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the IOC) L-shaped end of said plate is apertured, as at Q, to receive the threaded tightening-screw R, which screw is apertured, as at R', to receive a turning bar or pin whereby the screw may be tightened or loosened. The upper end of the screw R bears against the under surface of the slab B on its overhanging end, and when the screw is tightened the elongated and slotted portion of the plate is drawn snugly down against the upper surface of the slab B, as will be readily understood. Near the lower 'or angled end of said plate P are the lugs .S S, with a slight space intervening, said lugs being disposed at right angles to the downwardly-bent portion of the plate and provided to serve as guides for the spring-rod K as it is raised and lowered in the act of opening or closing the valve G. The recessed extension T of the plate P also serves as a guide to receive and hold the head M at its lowest throw by the notch M in said head engaging under the inner end of the recessed projection T. (Clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings.) The upper marginal wall of said notch is formed by the thumb-operated plate U, held'by means of the screw U' at right angles to the upper end of the head M.

Pivotally mounted on the upper surface of the plate P is a lever W, held to said plate by means of the screw NV', and the free end of said lever is notched, as at W2, with an oftset portion W3, said recess and offset being provided to allow the lever to swing into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, in which position said notch and olfset will partially surround the head M to hold saine in place in the recess T in the projecting portion of the plate P. A rib P2, substantially L-shaped, is formed on the upper face ofthe projection T, which is of a thickness equal to the thickness of the lever W', so that when said lever is swung to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5 the rib will be seated in the oilset W3 and its upper surface flush with the upper surface of the lever, said rib and lnotched end of the lever surrounding the head to retain same to the plate. This lever IV may be swung outward when it may be desired to remove the valve and stem and head thereto for any purpose, as for cleansing the outlet passage-way to the bowl. When the head M is held in place by the plate P and lever W', the rear face of said head presses against the edge of the rib T as the head and stem or rod connected thereto is depressed as in the act of closing the outlet passage-way of the bowl, said pressure against the edge of the rib being caused by the outward bending of the rod, and when the notched portion M of said head comes opposite the rib the head engages under the projecting portion of the plate P, and the head is held in a locked relation. In order to disengage said head from the plate P, the operator pushes outward on the thumb-piece U suihciently to allow the notch M' to free the plate, and the elasticity of the spring J will, when pressure is removed fronl the top of said head, throw the head upward.

In operation when it is desired to close the wasteaperture the person merely presses down on the thumb-plate, and when the valve closes over the outlet or waste passage-way the notched portion M of the head, Fig. 3, will engage under the edge of the recess T and beheld there by the spring tension of the rod to which the valve is connected. Then it is desired to open the valve, the operator merely pulls down on the thumb-plate U, and the rod K will, under the influence of the coiled spring under the valve, be thrown up, the lugs O serving to limit the throw of the valve. It' for any purpose it is desired to remove the valve and spring-bar from the washbowl, it may be easily done by simply-swinging the notched lever W back from engagement with the head carried by said rod, and,

the rod and connections lnay be easily removed and replaced, as will be readily understood.

By the provision of an attachment, as hereinbet'ore described, it will be observed that I have provided a valve and connections which may be applied to the ordinary bowls without their being especially constructed for the purpose. The attachment being made adjustable will fit various sizes of washbowls equally well. l

What I claim to be new, and desire to socure by Letters Patent, is

l. In an attachment for washbowls, co1nprising in combination with the bowl, a valve and spring-actuated stem, a spring-rod connected to said valve, a head connected to said rod, a plate held adjacent to said bowl and against which said head is locked as the valve is closed, as set forth.

2. An attachment for Washbowls, compris- IOO ing in combination with the bowl, a valve, a

spring -actuated stein secured thereto and mounted in a socket in a suitable bushing, a spring-rod pivoted to the end of the stem, a head in which the upper end of said rod is adj ustably held, a clamping-plate secured to the slab of the bowl,- and a thuu1b-plate secured to said head for disengaging the latter from said plate, as set forth.

3. In an attachment for washbowls, the combination with the bowl and slab thereof, an L-shaped clamping-plate secured to said slab, a Valve and spring-rod pivoted thereto, a head in which the upper end of said rod is adj ustably held, guides on said plate, between which the rod Works, said head adapted to engage under a portion of the plate, and means for holding the head in place.

4. In combination with the L-shaped plate with apertured tightening-screw, in its angled end, and adapted to be screwed against the under surface of the slab, projectinglugs on said plate, the spring-actuated valve, the spring-rod connected thereto, and guided be- IIO 651,355 K j e tween said lugs, the apertured head adjustably held at the endof saidv rod, and a pivoted lever for holdingthe head to the plate,

and lneans for disen gaging the head from the plate, las set forth.

5. The combination With the L-shaped slot-l ted plate secured to the slab of a Washbowl, the apertured tightening-screw engaging with the under face of the slab, the lugs S, the spring-rod and valve pivoted thereto, "the valve-stem head in which the upper end of said rod is adj ustably held by means of a setscrew, the thumb-plate secured atright angies to the upper end of' the valve-stern head, a projecting portion of .the `plate notched to receive 'said head, a raised L-shaped rib on the upper surface of said extension, and alever NV pivoted to said plate and having a notched portion with an offset therein designed to swing so that its free end will partally surround and hold saidpsocket in the recess in the projecting portion of said plate,

and stops to limit the upper throw of saidv socket as shown and described. v

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 25 inpresence of two'witnesses.

JOHNA.

Vitnesses': W. COOK,

y C. WOLFE.`

HOLLENBERGER. 

